Category: Chaska Herald

Minnesota health officials reported the state’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Dec. 2.

Human beings aren’t the only creatures with an appreciation for sledding in winter.

It’s time for holiday merrymaking in Chaska.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, (for those too young for this reference, it refers to vinyl records that would skip and repeat the same thing over and over again and were considered broken) I love unique…

The current energy policy of the Joe Biden administration with regard to fossil fuel and climate change has eclipsed any semblance of logic and reality.

When I learned that the Eastern Carver County School District’s Attendance Area Task Force included in their recommendation a proposal that would move my son to another school, it was like the district had punched me in the gut. Pain,…

Bo is a handsome gray tabby domestic shorthair male, about 4 months old, with a heart the size of Texas! He loves to cuddle and have his ears and belly scratched. He loves playing chase with his siblings, which includes…

The last time Chaska was on the court, the Hawks were winning a state girls basketball championship title at Target Center. Back for the start of the 2021-22 season, Shakopee, a team that always gives Chaska fits, did just that…

The Chaska-Chanhassen hockey rivalry has been lopsided of late, the Hawks winning 10 straight into the first of two meetings in the 2021-22 season. Four of the last six games ending in a shutout.

After a long stint as an evening “star,” Venus plunges into the sunset on its next trip between Earth and the sun. It’s a short trip, though; in less than a month, Venus reappears in the morning sky.

Come to the Victoria Library on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Friends of the Victoria Library’s first book sale! The last hour will be a $5 per bag sale.

Victoria City Manager Dana Hardie, who recently received several work-related honors, will receive a $10,000 increase in her annual salary, according to a recent City Council announcement.

If you’ve traveled on Highway 212 west of Chaska this year, you’ve probably noticed the massive undertaking of digging, hauling, scraping and leveling of the landscape to the north and south of the highway between Carver and Cologne.

The New Song Collective is set for 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 at the Chaska Community Center theater, 1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska.

Chaska Police Department officers responded to the following calls. This is not a complete list of incidents. Nov. 22

Eastern Carver County Schools, in partnership with Carver County Public Health, is hosting a COVID vaccine clinic specifically for ages 5-17 on Sunday, Dec. 21.

A pre-trial date is set for Carver resident Thomas Kahlbaugh, 47, who faces charges of fifth-degree misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct. The charges were filed following an altercation at a Sept. 27 school board public forum. The virtual trial is…

Chanhassen High School’s Tyrique Williams and Minnetonka High School’s Joey Gendreau will participate in the 2021 Minnesota Football Showcase on Saturday, Dec. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Four second-period goals lifted Holy Family Catholic to a 5-0 shutout win at Victoria Rec Center over Chaska/Chanhassen on Nov. 23.